After visiting the World Faire today, I know a lot more about the history of my country, and where the things I use daily come from. I learned about Luther Burbank, the "mad botanist", and how his improvement of the potato, (the Burbank potato) helped people in the Irish Potato famine due to its ability to resist disease. I moved on to look at some Nouveau Artwork, or "new art" in French. These artworks were very intricate and had very detailed designs of naturally shaped things like flowers and plants. It was a new style of artwork that was meant to be used as decorations.
I was getting pretty hungry after looking at the artwork so I went to grab a quick snack. Food like popcorn, Dr. Pepper and hot dogs were being sold at the World Faire. At the cotton candy stand, I learned that cotton candy, one of my favorite treats, was invented in 1897!
Being interested in medicine, I found myself wandering over the the medical booth. I was impressed by the amount of improvements had been made during the transition from the 18th to 19th centuries. I was so shocked to learn about the way medicine used to be before 1800, and how people used alcohol to sedate the patients. I could not imagine living before things like x-rays, anesthesia, and the other medical advancements we have today!
Overall, today was a very interesting day, and now I know so much more about where things came from, and how they came to be.
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